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My vote counts, and that's what's wrong with America

October 11, 2007

Channel 3 sent a cameraman to our office yesterday to do a "get out the vote" promo.
I had a big speech prepared on why we should vote.
I wanted a picture of Jerry Luecke sitting on my desk while I was on camera.

But all they wanted were three words.
So that's whay I gave them.
With a face made for radio, I smiled into the camera and said "My vote counts."

I still had my speech in my pocket.
Now you are going to get it today.

"My vote counts -- and that's what is wrong with America"
By Nicky Gholson

If voting for presidents was like playing baseball -- I would never be in the starting lineup. In fact, I would get kicked off the team quicker than you can say George W. Bush.

It all started back in 1968 -- my first year to vote for the president.
Being an anti-Vietnam war guy, I wanted LBJ and anything that resembled him kicked out of Washington. I would have voted for Bobby Kennedy but Siran Siran (what kind of name is that?) stopped that.

So I voted for Richard Nixon over LBJ's VP Hubert Humphrey.

Realing what an idito Nixon was, I voted for the anti-war platform of George McGovern in 1972.
That was about as close as Liston-Patterson.

After Gerald Ford pardoned the crooked Nixon, I voted against him and for Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Carter was a weak president, but a good man. So I voted for his re-election in 1980 and he lost to Reagan.

I voted for Reagan in 1984. He was a pretty good president. Didn't take no shit from anybody.
"My vote counts."

Then I voted for daddy George Bush in 1988. A good guy who screwed up by not finishing Sadam off in Iraq. But I forgave him for that and voted for him again in 1992 when he lost to Clinton.

I voted for Dole against Clinton in 1996.

Today, I really like Bill Clinton. So I voted wrong in both of those elections.

Then came 2000 and 2004, I voted for George W. because I liked him when he was owner of the Texas Rangers.
I can't stand him as president of this country.

So my vote counted in the last 10 presidential elections.
But I got in wrong seven times.

If the presidential election were today, I would vote for Hillary if for no other reason than to an attempt to excuse my 0-for-2 record against Bill.

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So according to your past history in voting...there is only a 30% chance that "Billary" will make into the White House! Thank GOD!!

Posted by: Shawn | October 11, 2007 9:38 AM

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